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1 " Maybe she knew some day it would become my job. My job to complete the melody she had begun. "
― Tessa Emily Hall , Unwritten Melody
2 " Words, to me, are the same as an instrument is to a musician. I never know where this typewriter is going to take me until I begin. I never know what I'm feeling until I read over what I have written. "
3 " It’s easy to be a Christian when you’re living the perfect life. It’s easy to live a perfect life when God seems to be showering you with blessings. "
― Tessa Emily Hall , Purple Moon
4 " Hiding a wound can cause a serious infection without healing. It has to be exposed and washed. Sure, the cleansing may cause pain at first—but, in the end, it brings healing, as well as relief. "
5 " This typewriter is the only one that has listened to me throughout the years, the only one who wants to know the girl beneath my layers. "
6 " Who do those boys think they are, treating us as if we are their property, taking away our innocence? "
7 " Your poetry--it doesn't deserve to be locked away, hidden from the rest of the world. And neither do you. "
8 " Scars can actually be proof of a healing wound. "
9 " The moon is your reminder that God is never-changing, and you can always depend on Him to hear your prayers. "
10 " I wonder if only artists can feel peace like this—such a gentle, inconspicuous peace that an ordinary person might not even notice. "
11 " Life is too short, you know? You have to make the best of it. Do things most teenagers wouldn’t do. "
12 " I can almost feel the wind beneath my wings; I can almost taste the thrill of flying away from this small town and never looking back. "
13 " When we reach the end of our short lives on earth, Jesus isn’t going to ask us how many followers we had on social media; He’s going to ask us how many of those lives we touched. "
― Tessa Emily Hall , Coffee Shop Devos: Daily Devotional Pick-Me-Ups for Teen Girls
14 " God knew He had to create you in a way that would suit your story. "
15 " When you try to be someone else, you’re not only neglecting your true self; you’re also sacrificing the potential God has planted within you. The potential to rise to your calling, reach others through your gifts, and make a difference. "
16 " God transformed the darkest day humankind had ever known into a new sunrise, and He can transform our darkest days into new birth as well. "
17 " Let’s strive to become as protective over our time with God as we are with our daily cup of brew. Let’s become addicted to our “spiritual caffeine fix. "
18 " Because the same God who paints a rainbow across the sky after a rainstorm is the same One who can produce joy from our hardships. "
19 " We don’t have to wait for the sunshine of spring to splash color into our days when our relationship with Jesus illuminates brightness to every day. "
20 " The next time you find yourself ashamed of your reflection, put on your new lens. Not the lens of the world, but the lens of the Word. The only lens that will reveal your true reflection. "
